Stabilize task execution and UI lifecycle

apps/admin_console/core/state.py

@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ class ServerState:
     def __init__(self):
         self.ipc_subscribers: list[Callable[[str, Any], None]] = []
         self.ipc_server: asyncio.Server | None = None
+        self.ipc_serve_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
         self.ipc_port: int | None = None
+        self.is_shutting_down: bool = False
 
         self.current_process: asyncio.subprocess.Process | None = None
         self.current_goal: str | None = None
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ class ServerState:
         # Unified single source of truth for task queue
         self.queue_items: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
         self._wake_event: asyncio.Event | None = None
+        self._shutdown_event: asyncio.Event | None = None
         self.worker_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
 
     @property
@@ -58,6 +61,22 @@ class ServerState:
             self._wake_event = asyncio.Event()
         return self._wake_event
 
+    @property
+    def shutdown_event(self) -> asyncio.Event:
+        """Event set as soon as the HTTP server receives a shutdown signal."""
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        except RuntimeError:
+            loop = None
+
+        if self._shutdown_event is None or (
+            loop
+            and getattr(self._shutdown_event, "_loop", None) is not None
+            and self._shutdown_event._loop != loop
+        ):
+            self._shutdown_event = asyncio.Event()
+        return self._shutdown_event
+
     @property
     def task_queue(self) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         """Backward compatibility alias for queue_items."""
@@ -131,6 +150,19 @@ class ServerState:
     def is_paused(self) -> bool:
         return PAUSE_FILE.exists()
 
+    @property
+    def paused_error(self) -> str | None:
+        """Return the persisted pause reason for clients that missed the SSE event."""
+        if not PAUSE_FILE.exists():
+            return None
+        try:
+            message = PAUSE_FILE.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace").strip()
+        except OSError:
+            return "AI model request failed. The task is paused."
+        if message.startswith("LLM Error: "):
+            message = message[len("LLM Error: ") :]
+        return message or "AI model request failed. The task is paused."
+
     def add_subscriber(self, callback: Callable[[str, Any], None]):
         if callback not in self.ipc_subscribers:
             self.ipc_subscribers.append(callback)

apps/admin_console/database/repositories/step_repository.py

@@ -206,6 +206,48 @@ class StepRepository:
 
         return result_payload
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _extract_legacy_pause_error(payload_raw: Any) -> str | None:
+        """Extract an LLM error from the warning trace used by older runners."""
+        payload_obj = payload_raw
+        if isinstance(payload_raw, str):
+            try:
+                payload_obj = json.loads(payload_raw)
+            except Exception:
+                return None
+        if not isinstance(payload_obj, dict):
+            return None
+
+        message = payload_obj.get("message")
+        if not isinstance(message, str) or "LLM Error:" not in message:
+            return None
+        pause_marker = ". Pausing execution"
+        if pause_marker not in message:
+            return None
+
+        error = message.split("LLM Error:", 1)[1].split(pause_marker, 1)[0].strip()
+        return error or None
+
+    def _normalize_display_trace(self, trace_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Normalize traces consumed by the task stream's tool/error cards."""
+        if trace_dict.get("type") == "log":
+            error = self._extract_legacy_pause_error(trace_dict.get("payload"))
+            if error:
+                trace_dict.update(
+                    {
+                        "type": "llm_call",
+                        "name": "llm_pause",
+                        "status": "failed",
+                        "payload": {"error": error, "pause": True},
+                    }
+                )
+                return trace_dict
+
+        trace_dict["payload"] = self._clean_tool_payload(
+            trace_dict.get("payload"), trace_dict.get("type")
+        )
+        return trace_dict
+
     def get_session_steps(self, session_id: str, client: str | None = None) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         with db_session(self.db_path) as conn:
             cursor = conn.cursor()
@@ -249,17 +291,18 @@ class StepRepository:
                         " t1.payload, t2.name as agent_name FROM traces t1 LEFT"
                         " JOIN traces t2 ON t1.parent_trace_id = t2.trace_id WHERE"
                         " t1.step_id = ? AND (t1.type = 'tool' OR t1.type = 'action' OR (t1.type ="
-                        " 'llm_call' AND t1.status = 'failed')) ORDER BY"
+                        " 'llm_call' AND t1.status = 'failed') OR (t1.type = 'log' AND"
+                        " t1.payload LIKE '%LLM Error:%Pausing execution%' AND NOT EXISTS"
+                        " (SELECT 1 FROM traces t3 WHERE t3.session_id = t1.session_id AND"
+                        " t3.type = 'llm_call' AND t3.status = 'failed' AND"
+                        " ABS(t3.timestamp - t1.timestamp) < 2))) ORDER BY"
                         " t1.timestamp ASC",
                         (step_id,),
                     )
                     trace_rows = cursor.fetchall()
                     generic_tools = []
                     for tr in trace_rows:
-                        trace_dict = dict(tr)
-                        trace_dict["payload"] = self._clean_tool_payload(
-                            trace_dict.get("payload"), trace_dict.get("type")
-                        )
+                        trace_dict = self._normalize_display_trace(dict(tr))
                         generic_tools.append(trace_dict)
                     step_dict["generic_tools"] = generic_tools
 
@@ -320,7 +363,11 @@ class StepRepository:
                 " t2.name as agent_name FROM traces t1 LEFT JOIN traces t2 ON"
                 " t1.parent_trace_id = t2.trace_id WHERE t1.session_id = ? AND"
                 " (t1.step_id IS NULL OR t1.step_id = '') AND (t1.type = 'tool' OR"
-                " (t1.type = 'llm_call' AND t1.status = 'failed')) ORDER BY"
+                " (t1.type = 'llm_call' AND t1.status = 'failed') OR (t1.type = 'log'"
+                " AND t1.payload LIKE '%LLM Error:%Pausing execution%' AND NOT EXISTS"
+                " (SELECT 1 FROM traces t3 WHERE t3.session_id = t1.session_id AND"
+                " t3.type = 'llm_call' AND t3.status = 'failed' AND"
+                " ABS(t3.timestamp - t1.timestamp) < 2))) ORDER BY"
                 " t1.timestamp ASC",
                 (session_id,),
             )
@@ -330,10 +377,7 @@ class StepRepository:
                 sorted_steps = sorted(steps, key=lambda s: s.get("timestamp") or 0)
 
                 for tr in stepless_rows:
-                    trace_dict = dict(tr)
-                    trace_dict["payload"] = self._clean_tool_payload(
-                        trace_dict.get("payload"), trace_dict.get("type")
-                    )
+                    trace_dict = self._normalize_display_trace(dict(tr))
 
                     tr_time = trace_dict.get("timestamp") or 0
                     target_step = None

apps/admin_console/routers/tasks.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import asyncio
+from contextlib import suppress
 import json
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
 from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ async def get_status():
         is_paused = state.is_paused
         return {
             "status": "paused" if is_paused else "running",
+            "paused_error": state.paused_error if is_paused else None,
             "goal": running_goal,
             "pid": state.current_process.pid if state.current_process else None,
             "session_id": running_sid,
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ async def get_status():
         conn_model_info = model_service.get_active_model_info(conn_profile)
         return {
             "status": "paused" if is_paused else "running",
+            "paused_error": state.paused_error if is_paused else None,
             "goal": conn_info.get("goal"),
             "pid": conn_info.get("pid"),
             "session_id": latest_session_id,
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ async def get_status():
 async def stream_events(session_id: str, client: str | None = None):
     async def event_generator():
         queue = asyncio.Queue()
+        event_loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
 
         def callback(event_type, data):
             try:
@@ -210,22 +214,57 @@ async def stream_events(session_id: str, client: str | None = None):
                             return
 
                 sanitized_data = ipc_service.sanitize_event_data(event_type, data)
-                loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-                loop.call_soon_threadsafe(queue.put_nowait, (event_type, sanitized_data))
+                event_loop.call_soon_threadsafe(queue.put_nowait, (event_type, sanitized_data))
             except RuntimeError:
                 pass
 
         state.add_subscriber(callback)
         yield f'event: info\ndata: {{"message": "Subscribed to session {session_id}"}}\n\n'
 
+        shutdown_waiter = asyncio.create_task(state.shutdown_event.wait())
+        queue_waiter = None
         try:
-            while True:
-                try:
-                    event_type, data = await asyncio.wait_for(queue.get(), timeout=5.0)
+            while not state.is_shutting_down:
+                queue_waiter = asyncio.create_task(queue.get())
+                done, _ = await asyncio.wait(
+                    {queue_waiter, shutdown_waiter},
+                    timeout=5.0,
+                    return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED,
+                )
+                if shutdown_waiter in done:
+                    queue_waiter.cancel()
+                    with suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+                        await queue_waiter
+                    queue_waiter = None
+                    break
+                if queue_waiter in done:
+                    event_type, data = queue_waiter.result()
+                    queue_waiter = None
                     yield f"event: {event_type}\ndata: {json.dumps(data, default=str)}\n\n"
-                except TimeoutError:
+                else:
+                    queue_waiter.cancel()
+                    with suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+                        await queue_waiter
+                    queue_waiter = None
                     yield "event: keep-alive\ndata: {}\n\n"
         except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            raise
+        finally:
+            waiters = (queue_waiter, shutdown_waiter)
+            for waiter in waiters:
+                if waiter is not None and not waiter.done():
+                    waiter.cancel()
+            for waiter in waiters:
+                if waiter is not None:
+                    with suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+                        await waiter
             state.remove_subscriber(callback)
 
-    return StreamingResponse(event_generator(), media_type="text/event-stream")
+    return StreamingResponse(
+        event_generator(),
+        media_type="text/event-stream",
+        headers={
+            "Cache-Control": "no-cache, no-transform",
+            "X-Accel-Buffering": "no",
+        },
+    )

apps/admin_console/server.py

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ Modular entrypoint for full trace inspection, step replay, and task execution ma
 import asyncio
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+import signal
 import sys
+from types import FrameType
 
 # Bootstrap sys.path to allow running from any CWD
 _current_p = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
@@ -43,6 +45,9 @@ for _p in (str(_workspace_root), str(_apps_dir), str(_admin_console_dir), str(_c
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, HTMLResponse
+import uvicorn
+
+from artemis.runtime import DeviceExecutionLock
 
 try:
     from admin_console.core.config import (
@@ -97,6 +102,11 @@ app.add_middleware(
 @app.on_event("startup")
 async def on_startup():
     """Startup lifecycle hooks."""
+    state.is_shutting_down = False
+    state.shutdown_event.clear()
+    cleaned_device_locks = DeviceExecutionLock.cleanup_stale_locks()
+    if cleaned_device_locks:
+        print(f"[ServerStartup] Removed {cleaned_device_locks} stale device lock(s).")
     asyncio.create_task(asyncio.to_thread(task_queue_service.archive_older_replays_on_launch))
     asyncio.create_task(
         asyncio.to_thread(task_queue_service.verify_chunks_exist_on_launch, replay_manager)
@@ -110,6 +120,39 @@ async def on_startup():
     state.worker_task = asyncio.create_task(task_queue_service.queue_worker())
 
 
+@app.on_event("shutdown")
+async def on_shutdown():
+    """Stop task and IPC children before the UI server exits."""
+    state.is_shutting_down = True
+    state.shutdown_event.set()
+    task_queue_service._broadcast_event("server_shutdown", {"status": "stopping"})
+    owned_session_ids = {
+        str(item["session_id"])
+        for item in state.queue_items
+        if isinstance(item, dict) and item.get("status") == "running" and item.get("session_id")
+    }
+
+    worker = state.worker_task
+    if worker is not None and not worker.done():
+        worker.cancel()
+        try:
+            await asyncio.wait_for(worker, timeout=5.0)
+        except (asyncio.CancelledError, TimeoutError):
+            pass
+    state.worker_task = None
+
+    if state.current_process is not None and state.current_process.returncode is None:
+        await task_queue_service._terminate_worker_process(state.current_process)
+    DeviceExecutionLock.cleanup_stale_locks()
+    state.current_process = None
+    state.queue_items.clear()
+    for session_id in owned_session_ids:
+        session_repo.update_session_status(session_id, "cancelled")
+
+    await ipc_service.stop_server()
+    state.ipc_subscribers.clear()
+
+
 # Mount modular routers
 app.include_router(stream.router)
 app.include_router(media.router)
@@ -278,11 +321,80 @@ task_queue = state.task_queue
 queue_goals = state.queue_goals
 
 
-def main():
-    import uvicorn
+class ArtemisUvicornServer(uvicorn.Server):
+    """Notify application streams before Uvicorn waits for them to close."""
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _task_is_active() -> bool:
+        """Check task state without doing process I/O from a signal handler."""
+        proc = state.current_process
+        if proc is not None and proc.returncode is None:
+            return True
+        return any(
+            isinstance(item, dict) and item.get("status") == "running" for item in state.queue_items
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _schedule_signal_report(message: str) -> None:
+        """Defer console output so a signal cannot re-enter Colorama writes."""
+        try:
+            asyncio.get_running_loop().call_soon(print, message)
+        except RuntimeError:
+            try:
+                os.write(2, f"{message}\n".encode(errors="replace"))
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+
+    def handle_exit(self, sig: int, frame: FrameType | None) -> None:
+        try:
+            signal_name = signal.Signals(sig).name
+        except ValueError:
+            signal_name = "UNKNOWN"
+        frame_location = "unknown"
+        if frame is not None:
+            frame_location = f"{frame.f_code.co_filename}:{frame.f_lineno}"
+        signal_report = (
+            f"[ServerSignal] Received {signal_name} ({sig}); "
+            f"server PID={os.getpid()}, parent PID={os.getppid()}, frame={frame_location}"
+        )
+        self._schedule_signal_report(signal_report)
+
+        if sys.platform == "win32" and sig == signal.SIGINT and self._task_is_active():
+            self._schedule_signal_report(
+                "[ServerSignal] Ignored Windows SIGINT while a mobile task is active. "
+                "Stop the task first, or press Ctrl+Break to force server shutdown."
+            )
+            return
+
+        state.is_shutting_down = True
+        state.shutdown_event.set()
+        super().handle_exit(sig, frame)
+
+
+def run_ui_server(host: str, port: int, reload: bool = False) -> None:
+    """Run the UI server with bounded, signal-aware graceful shutdown."""
+    if reload:
+        uvicorn.run(
+            app,
+            host=host,
+            port=port,
+            reload=True,
+            timeout_graceful_shutdown=5,
+        )
+        return
+
+    config = uvicorn.Config(
+        app,
+        host=host,
+        port=port,
+        timeout_graceful_shutdown=5,
+    )
+    ArtemisUvicornServer(config).run()
+
+
+def main():
     port = int(os.environ.get("ANTIGRAVITY_SIDECAR_WEB_PORT", 8000))
-    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=port)
+    run_ui_server(host="0.0.0.0", port=port)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

apps/admin_console/services/ipc_service.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import asyncio
+from contextlib import suppress
 import json
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ class IPCService:
     async def start_server(cls):
         async def handle_client(reader: asyncio.StreamReader, writer: asyncio.StreamWriter):
             current_session_id = None
-            while True:
+            try:
+                while not state.is_shutting_down:
                     line = await reader.readline()
                     if not line:
                         break
@@ -186,21 +188,24 @@ class IPCService:
                                 cb(event_type, data)
                             except Exception:
                                 pass
-                except Exception as e:
+                    except (ValueError, UnicodeDecodeError, TypeError) as e:
                         print(f"IPC parse error: {e}")
-
-            if current_session_id and str(current_session_id) in state.active_connections:
-                try:
-                    del state.active_connections[str(current_session_id)]
-                except KeyError:
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                raise
+            except (ConnectionResetError, BrokenPipeError, OSError):
+                # Normal when a task or the UI server is shutting down on Windows.
                 pass
+            finally:
+                if current_session_id and str(current_session_id) in state.active_connections:
+                    state.active_connections.pop(str(current_session_id), None)
                 writer.close()
+                with suppress(ConnectionResetError, BrokenPipeError, OSError):
                     await writer.wait_closed()
 
         server = await asyncio.start_server(handle_client, "127.0.0.1", 0, limit=1024 * 1024 * 100)
         state.ipc_port = server.sockets[0].getsockname()[1]
         state.ipc_server = server
-        asyncio.create_task(server.serve_forever())
+        state.ipc_serve_task = asyncio.create_task(server.serve_forever())
         print(f"Internal IPC server started on port {state.ipc_port}")
         try:
             from artemis.config import write_ipc_port
@@ -209,5 +214,34 @@ class IPCService:
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"Failed to write IPC port file: {e}")
 
+    @classmethod
+    async def stop_server(cls):
+        """Close IPC listeners and task connections during application shutdown."""
+        for connection in list(state.active_connections.values()):
+            writer = connection.get("writer")
+            if writer is not None:
+                writer.close()
+                with suppress(ConnectionResetError, BrokenPipeError, OSError):
+                    await writer.wait_closed()
+        state.active_connections.clear()
+
+        if state.ipc_server is not None:
+            state.ipc_server.close()
+            await state.ipc_server.wait_closed()
+            state.ipc_server = None
+
+        if state.ipc_serve_task is not None:
+            state.ipc_serve_task.cancel()
+            with suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+                await state.ipc_serve_task
+            state.ipc_serve_task = None
+        state.ipc_port = None
+        try:
+            from artemis.config import clear_ipc_port
+
+            clear_ipc_port()
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Failed to clear IPC port state: {e}")
+
 
 ipc_service = IPCService()

apps/admin_console/services/task_queue_service.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import asyncio
 from datetime import datetime
 import os
 import shutil
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
 from typing import Any
@@ -76,6 +77,31 @@ class TaskQueueService:
             if not (isinstance(t, dict) and t.get("session_id") == session_id)
         ]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _subprocess_creation_kwargs() -> dict[str, int]:
+        """Keep task workers out of the UI server's Windows console group.
+
+        Without a new process group, a console control event intended for the
+        uvicorn server is also delivered to a task that is still importing
+        Artemis, causing STATUS_CONTROL_C_EXIT (0xC000013A).
+        """
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            return {"creationflags": subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP}
+        return {}
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _terminate_worker_process(proc: asyncio.subprocess.Process | None) -> None:
+        """Stop a worker without changing the established POSIX behavior."""
+        if proc is None or proc.returncode is not None:
+            return
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            await process_supervisor.stop_process(proc)
+            return
+        try:
+            proc.kill()
+        except ProcessLookupError:
+            pass
+
     @classmethod
     def ensure_worker_running(cls):
         """Guarantees that the background queue worker task is active and running."""
@@ -182,6 +208,7 @@ class TaskQueueService:
                     *cmd,
                     cwd=str(WORKSPACE_ROOT),
                     env=env,
+                    **cls._subprocess_creation_kwargs(),
                 )
                 state.current_process = proc
                 task_item["pid"] = proc.pid
@@ -193,10 +220,7 @@ class TaskQueueService:
                     print(
                         f"[QueueWorker] Task [{sess_id}] was cancelled during launch. Terminating."
                     )
-                    try:
-                        proc.kill()
-                    except Exception:
-                        pass
+                    await cls._terminate_worker_process(proc)
 
                 # 3. Await subprocess completion
                 returncode = await proc.wait()
@@ -225,10 +249,7 @@ class TaskQueueService:
             except asyncio.CancelledError:
                 print("[QueueWorker] Task received cancellation signal.")
                 if state.current_process and state.current_process.returncode is None:
-                    try:
-                        state.current_process.kill()
-                    except Exception:
-                        pass
+                    await cls._terminate_worker_process(state.current_process)
                 break
             except Exception as e:
                 print(f"[QueueWorker] Unexpected error executing task: {e}")

apps/showcase_ui/src/app/components/agent-stream/agent-stream.component.html

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
           <div class="item-header-actions">
             <span class="item-time">{{ session.start_time * 1000 | date:'shortTime' }}</span>
             <button
-              *ngIf="getTaskStatus(session) !== 'running'"
+              *ngIf="getTaskStatus(session) !== 'running' && getTaskStatus(session) !== 'paused'"
               type="button"
               class="btn-delete-card" 
               (click)="deleteTask(session.session_id, $event)" 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
             <div class="item-header-actions">
               <span class="item-time">{{ session.start_time * 1000 | date:'shortTime' }}</span>
             <button
-                *ngIf="getTaskStatus(session) !== 'running'"
+              *ngIf="getTaskStatus(session) !== 'running' && getTaskStatus(session) !== 'paused'"
                 type="button"
                 class="btn-delete-card" 
                 (click)="deleteTask(session.session_id, $event)" 
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@
 
   <!-- Event Logs Section -->
   <main class="stream-logs-content" (scroll)="onStreamScroll($event)">
-
     <div *ngIf="consolidatedBlocks().length === 0 && !showPlanningLoader()" class="empty-state">
       <div class="empty-icon"><span class="material-symbols-outlined">sensors</span></div>
       <h3>No Stream Activity Selected</h3>
@@ -516,13 +515,30 @@
                     <ng-container *ngIf="item.type === 'tool'">
                       <!-- Failed LLM Calls (Permanently maintain Action Card format in red) -->
                       <div class="step-android-action-card tool-action-card is-failed" *ngIf="item.data.type === 'llm_call' && item.data.status === 'failed'">
-                        <div class="action-card-header">
+                        <div class="action-card-header llm-failure-header">
                           <span class="material-symbols-outlined action-icon is-failed">error</span>
                           <span class="action-title">LLM Request Failed</span>
+                          <span class="action-status-badge is-paused" *ngIf="isTerminalLLMFailure(item.data); else failedLlmStatus">
+                            <span class="material-symbols-outlined status-icon">pause_circle</span>
+                            Paused
+                          </span>
+                          <ng-template #failedLlmStatus>
                             <span class="action-status-badge is-failed">
                               <span class="material-symbols-outlined status-icon">warning</span>
                               Failed
                             </span>
+                          </ng-template>
+                          <button
+                            type="button"
+                            class="btn-retry-llm"
+                            *ngIf="isTerminalLLMFailure(item.data)"
+                            (click)="retryPausedTask($event)"
+                            title="Retry the paused AI request"
+                            aria-label="Retry the paused AI request"
+                          >
+                            <span class="material-symbols-outlined">refresh</span>
+                            Retry
+                          </button>
                         </div>
                         <div class="action-card-body">
                           <div class="action-detail-row">

apps/showcase_ui/src/app/components/agent-stream/agent-stream.component.scss

@@ -610,6 +610,12 @@ $uniform-gap: 8px;
                 animation: pulse-black-dot-small 1.5s infinite ease-in-out;
               }
             }
+            &.paused {
+              background: #fff7ed;
+              color: #c2410c;
+              border-color: #fdba74;
+              &::before { background-color: #f97316; }
+            }
             &.completed {
               background: #fafafa;
               color: #1f1f1f;
@@ -2336,6 +2342,61 @@ $uniform-gap: 8px;
                        color: #ef4444;
                      }
                    }
+
+                   &.is-paused {
+                     background: #fff7ed;
+                     color: #c2410c;
+                     border: 1px solid #fed7aa;
+
+                     .status-icon {
+                       color: #f97316;
+                     }
+                   }
+                 }
+
+                 &.llm-failure-header {
+                   flex-wrap: wrap;
+
+                   .btn-retry-llm {
+                     flex: 0 0 auto;
+                     min-height: 26px;
+                     padding: 3px 9px;
+                     display: inline-flex;
+                     align-items: center;
+                     justify-content: center;
+                     gap: 4px;
+                     box-sizing: border-box;
+                     border: 1px solid #bfdbfe;
+                     border-radius: 7px;
+                     background: #ffffff;
+                     color: #2563eb;
+                     font-family: inherit;
+                     font-size: 11px;
+                     font-weight: 700;
+                     line-height: 1;
+                     cursor: pointer;
+                     box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.04);
+                     transition: background 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease, transform 0.18s ease;
+
+                     .material-symbols-outlined {
+                       font-size: 15px;
+                     }
+
+                     &:hover {
+                       background: #eff6ff;
+                       border-color: #93c5fd;
+                       box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.12);
+                     }
+
+                     &:active {
+                       transform: scale(0.97);
+                     }
+
+                     &:focus-visible {
+                       outline: 2px solid rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.35);
+                       outline-offset: 2px;
+                     }
+                   }
                  }
 
                  .action-expand-icon {

apps/showcase_ui/src/app/components/agent-stream/agent-stream.component.ts

@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ export class AgentStreamComponent implements AfterViewInit {
   public activeQueue = computed(() => {
     const list = this.agentService.sessions().filter((s) => {
       const status = this.getTaskStatus(s);
-      return status === 'running' || status === 'pending';
+      return status === 'running' || status === 'paused' || status === 'pending';
     });
     return list.sort((a, b) => {
       const statusA = this.getTaskStatus(a);
       const statusB = this.getTaskStatus(b);
-      if (statusA === 'running') return -1;
-      if (statusB === 'running') return 1;
+      if (statusA === 'running' || statusA === 'paused') return -1;
+      if (statusB === 'running' || statusB === 'paused') return 1;
       return a.start_time - b.start_time;
     });
   });
@@ -244,6 +244,28 @@ export class AgentStreamComponent implements AfterViewInit {
     return groupBlocksToPhases(this.consolidatedBlocks(), currentSession?.start_time || 0);
   });
 
+  private retryablePauseTrace = computed<any | null>(() => {
+    if (!this.agentService.isPaused()) return null;
+
+    const blocks = this.consolidatedBlocks();
+    for (let blockIndex = blocks.length - 1; blockIndex >= 0; blockIndex--) {
+      const tools = blocks[blockIndex]?.data?.generic_tools;
+      if (!Array.isArray(tools)) continue;
+
+      for (let toolIndex = tools.length - 1; toolIndex >= 0; toolIndex--) {
+        const tool = tools[toolIndex];
+        if (
+          tool?.type === 'llm_call'
+          && tool?.status === 'failed'
+          && tool?.payload?.pause === true
+        ) {
+          return tool;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  });
+
   public hasVisibleBlocks(phase: any): boolean {
     if (!phase || !phase.blocks) return false;
     return phase.blocks.some((b: any) => this.hasVisibleContent(b));
@@ -447,13 +469,13 @@ export class AgentStreamComponent implements AfterViewInit {
     this.isNotesDropdownOpen.set(false);
   }
 
-  public getTaskStatus(session: Session): 'running' | 'completed' | 'pending' | 'failed' | 'cancelled' {
-    if (session.session_id === this.agentService.runningSessionId() && this.agentService.agentStatus() === 'running') {
-      return 'running';
+  public getTaskStatus(session: Session): 'running' | 'paused' | 'completed' | 'pending' | 'failed' | 'cancelled' {
+    if (session.session_id === this.agentService.runningSessionId() && (this.agentService.agentStatus() === 'running' || this.agentService.agentStatus() === 'paused')) {
+      return this.agentService.agentStatus() as 'running' | 'paused';
     }
     if (session.status) {
       const s = session.status.toLowerCase();
-      if (s === 'running' || s === 'completed' || s === 'pending' || s === 'failed' || s === 'cancelled') {
+      if (s === 'running' || s === 'paused' || s === 'completed' || s === 'pending' || s === 'failed' || s === 'cancelled') {
         return s as any;
       }
     }
@@ -819,20 +841,12 @@ export class AgentStreamComponent implements AfterViewInit {
   }
 
   public isTerminalLLMFailure(tool: any): boolean {
-    if (!tool) return false;
-    for (const block of this.consolidatedBlocks()) {
-      if (block?.data?.generic_tools) {
-        const tools = block.data.generic_tools;
-        const failedLLMs = tools.filter((t: any) => t && t.type === 'llm_call' && t.status === 'failed');
-        if (failedLLMs.length > 0) {
-          const lastFailed = failedLLMs[failedLLMs.length - 1];
-          if (lastFailed && lastFailed.trace_id === tool.trace_id) {
-            return this.agentService.isPaused() || block.id === this.consolidatedBlocks()[this.consolidatedBlocks().length - 1]?.id;
+    return !!tool && this.retryablePauseTrace() === tool;
   }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    return false;
+
+  public retryPausedTask(event: Event): void {
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    this.agentService.resumeTask();
   }
 
   public getLLMErrorText(tool: any): string {

apps/showcase_ui/src/app/components/chat-interface/chat-interface.component.html

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
           <div class="task-card-header-actions">
             <span class="task-time">{{ session.start_time * 1000 | date:'shortTime' }}</span>
             <button
-              *ngIf="getTaskStatus(session) !== 'running'"
+              *ngIf="getTaskStatus(session) !== 'running' && getTaskStatus(session) !== 'paused'"
               type="button"
               class="btn-delete-card" 
               (click)="deleteTask(session.session_id, $event)" 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
               <div class="task-card-header-actions">
                 <span class="task-time">{{ session.start_time * 1000 | date:'shortTime' }}</span>
               <button
-                  *ngIf="getTaskStatus(session) !== 'running'"
+                *ngIf="getTaskStatus(session) !== 'running' && getTaskStatus(session) !== 'paused'"
                   type="button"
                   class="btn-delete-card" 
                   (click)="deleteTask(session.session_id, $event)" 

apps/showcase_ui/src/app/components/chat-interface/chat-interface.component.scss

@@ -358,6 +358,12 @@ $text-muted: #a1a1aa;
               animation: pulse-black-dot-small 1.5s infinite ease-in-out;
             }
           }
+          &.paused {
+            background: #fff7ed;
+            color: #c2410c;
+            border-color: #fdba74;
+            &::before { background-color: #f97316; }
+          }
           &.completed {
             background: #fafafa;
             color: #1f1f1f;

apps/showcase_ui/src/app/components/chat-interface/chat-interface.component.ts

@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ export class ChatInterfaceComponent {
   public activeQueue = computed(() => {
     const list = this.agentService.sessions().filter((s) => {
       const status = this.getTaskStatus(s);
-      return status === 'running' || status === 'pending';
+      return status === 'running' || status === 'paused' || status === 'pending';
     });
     return list.sort((a, b) => {
       const statusA = this.getTaskStatus(a);
       const statusB = this.getTaskStatus(b);
-      if (statusA === 'running') return -1;
-      if (statusB === 'running') return 1;
+      if (statusA === 'running' || statusA === 'paused') return -1;
+      if (statusB === 'running' || statusB === 'paused') return 1;
       return a.start_time - b.start_time; // FIFO order
     });
   });
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ export class ChatInterfaceComponent {
   /**
    * Determine the current task execution status
    */
-  public getTaskStatus(session: Session): 'running' | 'completed' | 'pending' | 'failed' | 'cancelled' {
-    if (session.session_id === this.agentService.runningSessionId() && this.agentService.agentStatus() === 'running') {
-      return 'running';
+  public getTaskStatus(session: Session): 'running' | 'paused' | 'completed' | 'pending' | 'failed' | 'cancelled' {
+    if (session.session_id === this.agentService.runningSessionId() && (this.agentService.agentStatus() === 'running' || this.agentService.agentStatus() === 'paused')) {
+      return this.agentService.agentStatus() as 'running' | 'paused';
     }
     if (session.status) {
       const s = session.status.toLowerCase();
-      if (s === 'running' || s === 'completed' || s === 'pending' || s === 'failed' || s === 'cancelled') {
+      if (s === 'running' || s === 'paused' || s === 'completed' || s === 'pending' || s === 'failed' || s === 'cancelled') {
         return s as any;
       }
     }

apps/showcase_ui/src/app/core/models/session.model.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export interface TaskQueueItem {
   session_id: string;
   goal: string;
   profile?: string;
-  status: 'pending' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'cancelled';
+  status: 'pending' | 'running' | 'paused' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'cancelled';
   created_at?: number;
   start_time?: number;
 }
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ export interface AgentStatusResponse {
   queue?: (TaskQueueItem | string)[];
   background_tasks?: any[];
   model_info?: ModelInfo | null;
+  paused_error?: string | null;
 }
 
 export type AgentStatus = 'idle' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'offline' | string;
 
-export type TaskStatus = 'running' | 'completed' | 'pending' | 'failed' | 'cancelled';
+export type TaskStatus = 'running' | 'paused' | 'completed' | 'pending' | 'failed' | 'cancelled';
 

apps/showcase_ui/src/app/services/agent.service.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export type { Session, ModelInfo, TaskQueueItem, AgentStatusResponse, StepItemDa
 })
 export class AgentService {
   private http = inject(HttpClient);
+  private activePauseCardKey: string | null = null;
 
   // Signals to expose state to components
   private rawSessions = signal<Session[]>([]);
@@ -43,38 +44,38 @@ export class AgentService {
 
     // 1. First add raw sessions from DB
     raw.forEach((s) => {
-      const isCurrentRunning = status === 'running' && runId === s.session_id;
-      const isPending = this.pendingQueue().some(p => p.session_id === s.session_id) && !isCurrentRunning;
-      let sStatus = isCurrentRunning ? 'running' : (isPending ? 'pending' : s.status);
-      if (sStatus === 'running' && !isCurrentRunning) {
+      const isCurrentActive = (status === 'running' || status === 'paused') && runId === s.session_id;
+      const isPending = this.pendingQueue().some(p => p.session_id === s.session_id) && !isCurrentActive;
+      let sStatus = isCurrentActive ? status : (isPending ? 'pending' : s.status);
+      if ((sStatus === 'running' || sStatus === 'paused') && !isCurrentActive) {
         const activeRun = raw.find(r => r.session_id === runId);
         sStatus = (activeRun && (s.start_time || 0) > (activeRun.start_time || 0)) ? 'pending' : 'completed';
       }
       sessionMap.set(s.session_id, {
         ...s,
         status: sStatus,
-        model_info: isCurrentRunning && this.activeModel() ? this.activeModel()! : s.model_info
+        model_info: isCurrentActive && this.activeModel() ? this.activeModel()! : s.model_info
       });
     });
 
     // 2. Add pending queue sessions if not yet in raw sessions
     pending.forEach((p) => {
       if (!sessionMap.has(p.session_id)) {
-        const isCurrentRunning = status === 'running' && runId === p.session_id;
+        const isCurrentRunning = (status === 'running' || status === 'paused') && runId === p.session_id;
         sessionMap.set(p.session_id, {
           ...p,
-          status: isCurrentRunning ? 'running' : 'pending'
+          status: isCurrentRunning ? status : 'pending'
         });
       }
     });
 
     // 3. Ensure currently active running session is present
-    if (status === 'running' && runId && !sessionMap.has(runId)) {
+    if ((status === 'running' || status === 'paused') && runId && !sessionMap.has(runId)) {
       sessionMap.set(runId, {
         session_id: runId,
         initial_goal: goal || '',
         start_time: Date.now() / 1000,
-        status: 'running',
+        status,
         model_info: this.activeModel() || undefined
       });
     }
@@ -127,8 +128,8 @@ export class AgentService {
    */
   public isCurrentSessionRunning = computed(() => {
     const session = this.currentSession();
-    if (session) return session.status === 'running';
-    return this.agentStatus() === 'running';
+    if (session) return session.status === 'running' || session.status === 'paused';
+    return this.agentStatus() === 'running' || this.agentStatus() === 'paused';
   });
 
   /**
@@ -153,8 +154,8 @@ export class AgentService {
    * Check if any task is currently running
    */
   public isRunningTask = computed(() => {
-    if (this.agentStatus() === 'running') return true;
-    return this.sessions().some(s => s.status === 'running');
+    if (this.agentStatus() === 'running' || this.agentStatus() === 'paused') return true;
+    return this.sessions().some(s => s.status === 'running' || s.status === 'paused');
   });
 
   /**
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ export class AgentService {
       next: () => {
         this.isPaused.set(false);
         this.pausedError.set(null);
+        this.fetchStatus();
       },
       error: (err) => {
         console.error('Failed to resume task:', err);
@@ -381,6 +383,7 @@ export class AgentService {
 
     this.currentSessionId.set(sessionId);
     this.sessionLogs.set([]); // Reset logs for new session selection
+    this.activePauseCardKey = null;
     this.isPaused.set(false);
     this.pausedError.set(null);
     this.fetchNotes(sessionId);
@@ -411,7 +414,24 @@ export class AgentService {
             data: step
           });
         });
-        this.sessionLogs.set(historicalLogs);
+        // The history request and EventSource start together. On slower Windows
+        // hosts, live events can arrive first; replacing the signal here would
+        // erase them until a browser refresh reloads the persisted steps.
+        this.sessionLogs.update((liveLogs) => {
+          if (liveLogs.length === 0) return historicalLogs;
+
+          const liveStepIds = new Set(
+            liveLogs
+              .filter((log) => log.type === 'step_recorded' || log.type === 'step_updated')
+              .map((log) => String(log.data?.step_id || log.data?.step_number || ''))
+              .filter(Boolean)
+          );
+          const missingHistorical = historicalLogs.filter((log) => {
+            const stepKey = String(log.data?.step_id || log.data?.step_number || '');
+            return !stepKey || !liveStepIds.has(stepKey);
+          });
+          return [...missingHistorical, ...liveLogs];
+        });
       },
       error: (err) => {
         console.error('Failed to pre-load historical steps:', err);
@@ -507,7 +527,14 @@ export class AgentService {
           if (eventType === 'task_paused') {
             this.isPaused.set(true);
             this.isRetrying.set(false);
-            this.pausedError.set(parsedData.error || 'AI call failed');
+            const pauseError = parsedData.error || 'AI call failed';
+            this.pausedError.set(pauseError);
+            this.appendPausedErrorCard(
+              pauseError,
+              sessionId,
+              parsedData.timestamp,
+              parsedData.step_id
+            );
             return;
           }
 
@@ -515,6 +542,7 @@ export class AgentService {
             this.isPaused.set(false);
             this.isRetrying.set(false);
             this.pausedError.set(null);
+            this.activePauseCardKey = null;
             return;
           }
 
@@ -637,6 +665,63 @@ export class AgentService {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Preserve pause failures in the normal failed-LLM card stream. New runners
+   * emit a persisted failed trace first; this fallback also supports older
+   * runners whose task_paused event only carried an error string.
+   */
+  private appendPausedErrorCard(
+    error: unknown,
+    sessionId: string,
+    timestamp?: number | string,
+    stepId?: string | null
+  ): void {
+    const errorText = typeof error === 'string' ? error : JSON.stringify(error);
+    const pauseKey = `${sessionId}:${errorText}`;
+    if (this.activePauseCardKey === pauseKey) return;
+
+    this.sessionLogs.update((logs) => {
+      const alreadyRecorded = logs.some((log) => {
+        const traces = log?.type === 'trace_recorded'
+          ? [log.data]
+          : (Array.isArray(log?.data?.generic_tools) ? log.data.generic_tools : []);
+        return traces.some((trace: any) =>
+          trace?.type === 'llm_call'
+          && trace?.status === 'failed'
+          && String(trace?.payload?.error ?? trace?.error ?? '') === errorText
+        );
+      });
+      if (alreadyRecorded) return logs;
+
+      const latestStepId = stepId || [...logs].reverse().find((log) =>
+        (log.type === 'step_updated' || log.type === 'step_recorded') && log.data?.step_id
+      )?.data?.step_id || null;
+      const timestampMs = typeof timestamp === 'number'
+        ? (timestamp < 1e11 ? timestamp * 1000 : timestamp)
+        : (timestamp ? new Date(timestamp).getTime() : Date.now());
+
+      return [
+        ...logs,
+        {
+          type: 'trace_recorded',
+          session_id: sessionId,
+          timestamp: new Date(timestampMs).toISOString(),
+          data: {
+            trace_id: `task-paused-${sessionId}-${timestampMs}`,
+            session_id: sessionId,
+            step_id: latestStepId,
+            type: 'llm_call',
+            name: 'llm_pause',
+            status: 'failed',
+            timestamp: timestampMs / 1000,
+            payload: { error: errorText, pause: true }
+          }
+        }
+      ];
+    });
+    this.activePauseCardKey = pauseKey;
+  }
+
   private pollCounter: number = 0;
 
   /**
@@ -665,7 +750,8 @@ export class AgentService {
           const oldRunningSessionId = this.runningSessionId();
           
           this.agentStatus.set(data.status);
-          if (data.status === 'running') {
+          const isActive = data.status === 'running' || data.status === 'paused';
+          if (isActive) {
             this.runningSessionId.set(data.session_id || null);
             this.runningGoal.set(data.goal || null);
             if (data.model_info) {
@@ -689,6 +775,21 @@ export class AgentService {
             }
           }
 
+          this.isPaused.set(data.status === 'paused');
+          if (data.status === 'paused') {
+            this.isRetrying.set(false);
+            const pauseError = data.paused_error
+              || this.pausedError()
+              || 'AI model request failed. The task is paused.';
+            this.pausedError.set(pauseError);
+            if (data.session_id && this.currentSessionId() === data.session_id) {
+              this.appendPausedErrorCard(pauseError, data.session_id);
+            }
+          } else {
+            this.pausedError.set(null);
+            this.activePauseCardKey = null;
+          }
+
           // Map backend pending queue to real Session / TaskQueueItem objects
           const pending: Session[] = (data.queue || []).map((item: any, index: number) => {
             if (typeof item === 'object' && item !== null) {
@@ -713,7 +814,7 @@ export class AgentService {
           }
 
           // Auto-select the session if running and user hasn't explicitly chosen to inspect another task
-          if (data.status === 'running' && data.session_id) {
+          if (isActive && data.session_id) {
             const currentId = this.currentSessionId();
             const pinnedId = this.userPinnedSessionId();
             if (!currentId) {

artemis/config/runtime.py

@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ def write_ipc_port(port: int) -> Path:
 
 
 def clear_ipc_port() -> None:
-    """Remove IPC port synchronization state file."""
+    """Remove IPC port synchronization state from the process and filesystem."""
+    os.environ.pop(ENV_ARTEMIS_IPC_PORT, None)
     port_file = get_ipc_port_file()
     if port_file.exists():
         try:

artemis/core/diagnostics/emulator_manager.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import shutil
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import threading
 import time
 from typing import Any
@@ -73,6 +74,21 @@ class EmulatorManager:
         self._lock = asyncio.Lock()
         self._reader_thread: threading.Thread | None = None
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _subprocess_creation_kwargs() -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Isolate the emulator from the UI server's console signals.
+
+        ``start_new_session`` is POSIX-only and is ignored by Python's Windows
+        subprocess implementation. Windows therefore needs explicit creation
+        flags so Ctrl+C or shutdown signals sent to the UI server do not also
+        terminate the emulator. The Linux/macOS behavior remains unchanged.
+        """
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            return {
+                "creationflags": (subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP | subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
+            }
+        return {"start_new_session": True}
+
     def _locate_emulator(self) -> str | None:
         """Find the emulator binary path from PATH or standard SDK environments."""
         resolved = toolchain.resolve("emulator")
@@ -191,7 +207,7 @@ class EmulatorManager:
                     stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
                     text=True,
                     bufsize=1,
-                    start_new_session=True,
+                    **self._subprocess_creation_kwargs(),
                 )
                 self._proc = proc
                 now = time.time()

artemis/data_engine/engine.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import time
 from typing import Any
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 
-from artemis.config import read_ipc_port, settings
+from artemis.config import get_ipc_port_file, read_ipc_port, settings
 from artemis.context import ArtemisContext
 from artemis.data_engine.models import (
     BackgroundTaskRecord,
@@ -82,17 +82,80 @@ class DataEngine:
         # Background tasks are written directly to SQLite storage
 
         self.ipc_socket = None
+        self._ipc_socket_lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._ipc_shutdown = False
+        with self._ipc_socket_lock:
+            self._connect_ipc_locked()
 
-        ipc_port = read_ipc_port()
-        if ipc_port:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _ipc_port_candidates() -> list[int]:
+        """Return inherited and freshly published UI ports, newest file included.
+
+        A worker inherits ``ARTEMIS_IPC_PORT`` when it starts. If the Windows UI
+        server restarts, that environment value is permanently stale while the
+        shared port file is updated by the new server.
+        """
+        candidates: list[int] = []
+        inherited_or_file_port = read_ipc_port()
+        if inherited_or_file_port:
+            candidates.append(inherited_or_file_port)
+
+        port_file = get_ipc_port_file()
+        if port_file.exists():
             try:
-                s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-                s.connect(("127.0.0.1", ipc_port))
-                s.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_NODELAY, 1)
-                self.ipc_socket = s
+                file_value = port_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
+                if file_value.isdigit() and int(file_value) not in candidates:
+                    candidates.append(int(file_value))
+            except OSError as exc:
+                logger.debug(f"Could not read refreshed IPC port from {port_file}: {exc}")
+        return candidates
+
+    def _connect_ipc_locked(self) -> bool:
+        """Connect to the UI event bridge while holding ``_ipc_socket_lock``."""
+        if self._ipc_shutdown:
+            return False
+        if self.ipc_socket is not None:
+            return True
+
+        for ipc_port in self._ipc_port_candidates():
+            try:
+                sock = socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", ipc_port), timeout=1.0)
+                sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_NODELAY, 1)
+                sock.settimeout(None)
+                self.ipc_socket = sock
                 logger.info(f"Connected to IPC server on port {ipc_port} with TCP_NODELAY")
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(f"Failed to connect to IPC server on port {ipc_port}: {e}")
+                return True
+            except OSError as exc:
+                logger.warning(f"Failed to connect to IPC server on port {ipc_port}: {exc}")
+
+        self.ipc_socket = None
+        return False
+
+    def _send_ipc_event(self, event_type: str, data: Any) -> None:
+        """Send one complete event, reconnecting once if a stale socket is found.
+
+        Publishing can originate from LLM callbacks and background worker threads.
+        Serializing socket access keeps newline-delimited JSON frames from being
+        interleaved on Windows and prevents the event that detects a dead socket
+        from being silently lost.
+        """
+        payload = json.dumps({"event_type": event_type, "data": data}, default=str) + "\n"
+        encoded_payload = payload.encode("utf-8")
+
+        with self._ipc_socket_lock:
+            for _attempt in range(2):
+                if not self._connect_ipc_locked():
+                    return
+                try:
+                    self.ipc_socket.sendall(encoded_payload)
+                    return
+                except OSError as exc:
+                    logger.warning(f"IPC send failed; reconnecting: {exc}")
+                    try:
+                        self.ipc_socket.close()
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
+                    self.ipc_socket = None
 
     @property
     def base_dir(self) -> Path:
@@ -144,28 +207,7 @@ class DataEngine:
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
-        # Auto-reconnect to IPC socket if disconnected or not yet connected
-        if not getattr(self, "ipc_socket", None):
-            ipc_port = read_ipc_port()
-            if ipc_port:
-                try:
-                    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-                    s.connect(("127.0.0.1", ipc_port))
-                    s.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP, socket.TCP_NODELAY, 1)
-                    self.ipc_socket = s
-                except Exception:
-                    self.ipc_socket = None
-
-        if getattr(self, "ipc_socket", None):
-            try:
-                payload = json.dumps({"event_type": event_type, "data": data}, default=str) + "\n"
-                self.ipc_socket.sendall(payload.encode("utf-8"))
-            except Exception:
-                try:
-                    self.ipc_socket.close()
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-                self.ipc_socket = None
+        self._send_ipc_event(event_type, data)
 
     def start_session(self, goal: str, device_info: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> UUID:
         """Start a new session."""
@@ -601,11 +643,14 @@ class DataEngine:
                 if thread.is_alive():
                     await asyncio.to_thread(thread.join)
 
-        if getattr(self, "ipc_socket", None):
+        with self._ipc_socket_lock:
+            self._ipc_shutdown = True
+            if self.ipc_socket is not None:
                 try:
                     self.ipc_socket.close()
                 except Exception:
                     pass
+                self.ipc_socket = None
 
         logger.info("DataEngine shutdown complete. All data persisted.")
 

artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/mcp.py

@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ import typer
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 console = Console()
 
+ARTEMIS_MCP_TOOLS = (
+    "mobile_run_task",
+    "mobile_manage_task",
+    "mobile_get_device_state",
+    "mobile_inspect_trace",
+)
+
+
+def _eager_tools_config() -> dict[str, dict[str, bool]]:
+    """Return the eager-loading extension used by clients that support it."""
+    return {tool_name: {"eager": True} for tool_name in ARTEMIS_MCP_TOOLS}
+
 
 def _get_vscode_user_dir() -> Path:
     """Returns the platform-specific VS Code user configuration directory."""
@@ -51,32 +63,94 @@ def _get_config_snippet(client: str, python_exe: str, project_root: str) -> dict
     config_body = {
         "command": python_exe,
         "args": ["-m", "mcp_server"],
-        "cwd": project_root,
         "env": {
             "PYTHONUNBUFFERED": "1",
             "PYTHONPATH": project_root,
         },
     }
+    config_with_cwd = {**config_body, "cwd": project_root}
 
-    if client in ("antigravity", "jetski"):
+    if client == "antigravity":
         return {
             "mcpServers": {
                 "artemis": {
-                    **config_body,
-                    "tools": {
-                        "mobile_run_task": {"eager": True},
-                        "mobile_manage_task": {"eager": True},
-                        "mobile_get_device_state": {"eager": True},
-                        "mobile_inspect_trace": {"eager": True},
-                    },
+                    **config_with_cwd,
+                    # This is the documented way to expose every tool. Avoid
+                    # proprietary eager fields in the current config so a
+                    # strict parser can always load the server.
+                    "disabledTools": [],
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    elif client == "jetski":
+        return {
+            "mcpServers": {
+                "artemis": {
+                    **config_with_cwd,
+                    "disabledTools": [],
+                    # Retain the legacy Jetski eager extension only in its
+                    # legacy config file. Current Antigravity gets the strict,
+                    # documented configuration above as a safe fallback.
+                    "tools": _eager_tools_config(),
                 }
             }
         }
     elif client == "openclaw":
-        return {"plugins": {"artemis_mcp": {"enabled": True, "type": "mcp", "server": config_body}}}
+        return {
+            "mcp": {
+                "servers": {
+                    "artemis": {
+                        **config_with_cwd,
+                        "enabled": True,
+                        "connectionTimeoutMs": 120000,
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     elif client == "codex":
-        return {"mcp_servers": {"artemis": config_body}}
-    else:  # cursor, windsurf, claude, vscode, cline, roo, generic
+        return {
+            "mcp_servers": {
+                "artemis": {
+                    **config_with_cwd,
+                    # Codex has no eager/deferred MCP setting. Requiring the
+                    # server makes it initialize during host startup, while an
+                    # explicit allow-list guarantees all Artemis tools are
+                    # registered. The host may still present schemas through
+                    # tool search to control context size.
+                    "enabled": True,
+                    "required": True,
+                    "startup_timeout_sec": 120,
+                    "enabled_tools": list(ARTEMIS_MCP_TOOLS),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    elif client == "vscode":
+        return {"servers": {"artemis": {**config_with_cwd, "type": "stdio"}}}
+    elif client in ("claude", "claude_code", "claude_desktop"):
+        return {"mcpServers": {"artemis": {**config_body, "type": "stdio"}}}
+    elif client == "cline":
+        return {
+            "mcpServers": {
+                "artemis": {
+                    **config_body,
+                    "disabled": False,
+                    "autoApprove": [],
+                    "timeout": 120,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    elif client in ("roo", "roo_code"):
+        return {
+            "mcpServers": {
+                "artemis": {
+                    **config_body,
+                    "disabled": False,
+                    "alwaysAllow": [],
+                    "timeout": 120,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    else:  # cursor, windsurf, generic
         return {"mcpServers": {"artemis": config_body}}
 
 
@@ -100,7 +174,13 @@ def _parse_json_lenient(text: str) -> dict:
         return {}
 
 
-def _merge_json_file(file_path: Path, server_name: str, server_config: dict, key_name: str = "mcpServers") -> bool:
+def _merge_json_file(
+    file_path: Path,
+    server_name: str,
+    server_config: dict,
+    key_name: str | tuple[str, ...] = "mcpServers",
+    remove_paths: tuple[tuple[str, ...], ...] = (),
+) -> bool:
     """Merges server configuration into a target JSON file without overwriting existing servers."""
     try:
         file_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
@@ -117,10 +197,25 @@ def _merge_json_file(file_path: Path, server_name: str, server_config: dict, key
                 except Exception:
                     pass
 
-        if key_name not in data or not isinstance(data.get(key_name), dict):
-            data[key_name] = {}
+        for remove_path in remove_paths:
+            parent = data
+            for part in remove_path[:-1]:
+                child = parent.get(part)
+                if not isinstance(child, dict):
+                    parent = {}
+                    break
+                parent = child
+            if parent:
+                parent.pop(remove_path[-1], None)
 
-        data[key_name][server_name] = server_config
+        key_path = (key_name,) if isinstance(key_name, str) else key_name
+        target = data
+        for part in key_path:
+            if not isinstance(target.get(part), dict):
+                target[part] = {}
+            target = target[part]
+
+        target[server_name] = server_config
         file_path.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
         return True
     except Exception as e:
@@ -141,6 +236,15 @@ def _codex_toml_block(server_config: dict) -> str:
         f"args = {args}",
         f"cwd = {cwd}",
     ]
+    for key in ("enabled", "required"):
+        if key in server_config:
+            lines.append(f"{key} = {'true' if server_config[key] else 'false'}")
+    if "startup_timeout_sec" in server_config:
+        lines.append(f"startup_timeout_sec = {int(server_config['startup_timeout_sec'])}")
+    if "enabled_tools" in server_config:
+        lines.append(
+            f"enabled_tools = {json.dumps(server_config['enabled_tools'], ensure_ascii=False)}"
+        )
     if env:
         lines.extend(["", "[mcp_servers.artemis.env]"])
         for key, value in env.items():
@@ -380,12 +484,22 @@ def install_mcp_config(client: str, python_exe: str, project_root: str) -> list[
     for target in targets:
         snippet = _get_config_snippet(target, python_exe, project_root)
         if target in ("antigravity", "jetski"):
-            server_cfg = snippet["mcpServers"]["artemis"]
+            current_server_cfg = _get_config_snippet("antigravity", python_exe, project_root)[
+                "mcpServers"
+            ]["artemis"]
+            legacy_server_cfg = _get_config_snippet("jetski", python_exe, project_root)[
+                "mcpServers"
+            ]["artemis"]
             jetski_path = Path.home() / ".gemini" / "jetski" / "mcp_config.json"
+            antigravity_legacy_path = (
+                Path.home() / ".gemini" / "antigravity" / "mcp_config.json"
+            )
             config_path = Path.home() / ".gemini" / "config" / "mcp_config.json"
-            if _merge_json_file(jetski_path, "artemis", server_cfg):
+            if _merge_json_file(jetski_path, "artemis", legacy_server_cfg):
                 installed_paths.append(str(jetski_path))
-            if _merge_json_file(config_path, "artemis", server_cfg):
+            if _merge_json_file(antigravity_legacy_path, "artemis", current_server_cfg):
+                installed_paths.append(str(antigravity_legacy_path))
+            if _merge_json_file(config_path, "artemis", current_server_cfg):
                 installed_paths.append(str(config_path))
         elif target in ("claude", "claude_code", "claude_desktop"):
             server_cfg = snippet["mcpServers"]["artemis"]
@@ -414,24 +528,53 @@ def install_mcp_config(client: str, python_exe: str, project_root: str) -> list[
             if _merge_json_file(windsurf_path, "artemis", server_cfg):
                 installed_paths.append(str(windsurf_path))
         elif target == "vscode":
-            server_cfg = snippet["mcpServers"]["artemis"]
+            server_cfg = snippet["servers"]["artemis"]
             vscode_path = _get_vscode_user_dir() / "mcp.json"
-            if _merge_json_file(vscode_path, "artemis", server_cfg):
+            copilot_path = Path.home() / ".copilot" / "mcp-config.json"
+            if _merge_json_file(vscode_path, "artemis", server_cfg, key_name="servers"):
                 installed_paths.append(str(vscode_path))
+            if _merge_json_file(copilot_path, "artemis", server_cfg, key_name="servers"):
+                installed_paths.append(str(copilot_path))
         elif target == "cline":
             server_cfg = snippet["mcpServers"]["artemis"]
-            cline_path = _get_vscode_user_dir() / "globalStorage" / "saoudrizwan.claude-dev" / "settings" / "cline_mcp_settings.json"
+            cline_paths = (
+                Path.home() / ".cline" / "data" / "settings" / "cline_mcp_settings.json",
+                Path.home() / ".cline" / "mcp.json",
+                _get_vscode_user_dir()
+                / "globalStorage"
+                / "saoudrizwan.claude-dev"
+                / "settings"
+                / "cline_mcp_settings.json",
+            )
+            for cline_path in cline_paths:
                 if _merge_json_file(cline_path, "artemis", server_cfg):
                     installed_paths.append(str(cline_path))
         elif target in ("roo", "roo_code"):
             server_cfg = snippet["mcpServers"]["artemis"]
-            roo_path = _get_vscode_user_dir() / "globalStorage" / "rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline" / "settings" / "cline_mcp_settings.json"
+            roo_settings_dir = (
+                _get_vscode_user_dir()
+                / "globalStorage"
+                / "rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline"
+                / "settings"
+            )
+            roo_paths = (
+                roo_settings_dir / "mcp_settings.json",
+                roo_settings_dir / "cline_mcp_settings.json",
+                Path(project_root) / ".roo" / "mcp.json",
+            )
+            for roo_path in roo_paths:
                 if _merge_json_file(roo_path, "artemis", server_cfg):
                     installed_paths.append(str(roo_path))
         elif target == "openclaw":
-            plugin_cfg = snippet["plugins"]["artemis_mcp"]
+            server_cfg = snippet["mcp"]["servers"]["artemis"]
             openclaw_path = Path.home() / ".openclaw" / "openclaw.json"
-            if _merge_json_file(openclaw_path, "artemis_mcp", plugin_cfg, key_name="plugins"):
+            if _merge_json_file(
+                openclaw_path,
+                "artemis",
+                server_cfg,
+                key_name=("mcp", "servers"),
+                remove_paths=(("plugins", "artemis_mcp"),),
+            ):
                 installed_paths.append(str(openclaw_path))
         elif target == "codex":
             server_cfg = snippet["mcp_servers"]["artemis"]

artemis/interfaces/cli/commands/ui.py

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 """UI Launch and Web Console CLI Command (artemis ui)."""
 
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
 import threading
 import time
 from typing import Annotated
@@ -25,6 +27,27 @@ from rich.panel import Panel
 import typer
 
 
+def _showcase_build_required(showcase_dir: Path) -> bool:
+    """Return whether the compiled Angular app is missing or older than its inputs."""
+    base_dist = showcase_dir / "dist"
+    candidates = [
+        base_dist / "frontend" / "browser" / "index.html",
+        base_dist / "browser" / "index.html",
+        base_dist / "frontend" / "index.html",
+        base_dist / "index.html",
+    ]
+    built_indexes = [path for path in candidates if path.exists()]
+    if not built_indexes:
+        return True
+
+    build_time = max(path.stat().st_mtime for path in built_indexes)
+    input_paths = [showcase_dir / "package.json", showcase_dir / "angular.json"]
+    source_dir = showcase_dir / "src"
+    if source_dir.exists():
+        input_paths.extend(path for path in source_dir.rglob("*") if path.is_file())
+    return any(path.exists() and path.stat().st_mtime > build_time for path in input_paths)
+
+
 def _poll_and_open_browser(url: str, stop_event: threading.Event, timeout: float = 15.0) -> None:
     """Poll the UI server until it responds, then launch the user's default browser."""
     start = time.time()
@@ -74,7 +97,11 @@ def ui_command(
         f"📱 [bold green]Showcase UI & Onboarding:[/bold green] [cyan]{local_url}[/cyan]\n"
         f"🛠️ [bold magenta]Admin Debug Console:[/bold magenta]     [cyan]{local_url}/admin[/cyan]\n"
         f"📖 [dim]API Documentation:[/dim]         [dim]{local_url}/docs[/dim]\n\n"
-        f"[dim]Press Ctrl+C to stop the server.[/dim]"
+        + (
+            "[dim]Press Ctrl+C to stop while idle; Ctrl+Break forces shutdown during a task.[/dim]"
+            if sys.platform == "win32"
+            else "[dim]Press Ctrl+C to stop the server.[/dim]"
+        )
     )
     console.print(Panel(msg, title="🚀 Web Server Active", border_style="cyan", expand=False))
     # Ensure .env exists in workspace root
@@ -94,22 +121,15 @@ def ui_command(
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
-    base_dist = ROOT_DIR / "apps" / "showcase_ui" / "dist"
-    candidates = [
-        base_dist / "frontend" / "browser" / "index.html",
-        base_dist / "browser" / "index.html",
-        base_dist / "frontend" / "index.html",
-        base_dist / "index.html",
-    ]
-    if not any(p.exists() for p in candidates):
+    showcase_dir = ROOT_DIR / "apps" / "showcase_ui"
+    if _showcase_build_required(showcase_dir):
         import shutil
         import subprocess
 
         if shutil.which("npm"):
             console.print(
-                "   [yellow]🎨 Showcase UI build not found. Compiling Angular Showcase UI...[/yellow]"
+                "   [yellow]🎨 Showcase UI sources changed. Compiling Angular Showcase UI...[/yellow]"
             )
-            showcase_dir = ROOT_DIR / "apps" / "showcase_ui"
             try:
                 subprocess.run(["npm", "install", "--silent"], cwd=showcase_dir, check=True)
                 subprocess.run(["npm", "run", "build"], cwd=showcase_dir, check=True)
@@ -127,10 +147,9 @@ def ui_command(
         t.start()
 
     try:
-        import uvicorn
-        from apps.admin_console.server import app
+        from apps.admin_console.server import run_ui_server
 
-        uvicorn.run(app, host=host, port=port, reload=reload)
+        run_ui_server(host=host, port=port, reload=reload)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         console.print("\n[yellow]🛑 UI Server stopped.[/yellow]")
     finally:

artemis/runtime/__init__.py

@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@
 
 """Artemis cross-platform runtime and process supervisor subsystem."""
 
+from artemis.runtime.device_lock import DeviceBusyError, DeviceExecutionLock
 from artemis.runtime.supervisor import ProcessSupervisor, process_supervisor
 
 __all__ = [
+    "DeviceBusyError",
+    "DeviceExecutionLock",
     "ProcessSupervisor",
     "process_supervisor",
 ]

artemis/runtime/device_lock.py

@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Cross-process exclusive ownership for a local mobile device."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import time
+import uuid
+
+from artemis.config.paths import get_temp_dir
+
+
+class DeviceBusyError(RuntimeError):
+    """Raised when another Artemis process already owns a device."""
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class DeviceLockOwner:
+    pid: int
+    process_created_at: float
+    token: str
+    device_id: str
+    description: str
+    acquired_at: str
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, value: dict) -> DeviceLockOwner:
+        return cls(
+            pid=int(value["pid"]),
+            process_created_at=float(value["process_created_at"]),
+            token=str(value["token"]),
+            device_id=str(value["device_id"]),
+            description=str(value.get("description", "unknown task")),
+            acquired_at=str(value.get("acquired_at", "unknown time")),
+        )
+
+
+class DeviceExecutionLock:
+    """A PID-aware lock shared by UI, CLI, and MCP task processes.
+
+    Atomic file creation provides the inter-process exclusion. PID creation
+    time prevents a stale lock from blocking a device after a process exits or
+    after the operating system reuses the same PID.
+    """
+
+    _MALFORMED_LOCK_GRACE_SECONDS = 5.0
+
+    def __init__(self, device_id: str, description: str = "Artemis task"):
+        self.device_id = device_id
+        self.description = description
+        self.token = uuid.uuid4().hex
+        digest = hashlib.sha256(device_id.encode("utf-8", errors="replace")).hexdigest()[:20]
+        self.path = get_temp_dir("device-locks") / f"device-{digest}.lock"
+        self._acquired = False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _current_process_created_at() -> float:
+        try:
+            import psutil
+
+            return float(psutil.Process(os.getpid()).create_time())
+        except Exception:
+            return 0.0
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _owner_is_alive(owner: DeviceLockOwner) -> bool:
+        try:
+            import psutil
+
+            process = psutil.Process(owner.pid)
+            if not process.is_running():
+                return False
+            if owner.process_created_at <= 0:
+                return True
+            return abs(process.create_time() - owner.process_created_at) < 1.0
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _read_owner(path: Path) -> DeviceLockOwner | None:
+        try:
+            payload = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            return DeviceLockOwner.from_dict(payload)
+        except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError, TypeError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+            return None
+
+    def _remove_stale_lock(self) -> bool:
+        owner = self._read_owner(self.path)
+        if owner is not None:
+            if self._owner_is_alive(owner):
+                return False
+        else:
+            try:
+                if time.time() - self.path.stat().st_mtime < self._MALFORMED_LOCK_GRACE_SECONDS:
+                    return False
+            except OSError:
+                return True
+
+        try:
+            self.path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            return True
+        except OSError:
+            return False
+
+    def acquire(self) -> None:
+        owner_payload = {
+            "pid": os.getpid(),
+            "process_created_at": self._current_process_created_at(),
+            "token": self.token,
+            "device_id": self.device_id,
+            "description": self.description,
+            "acquired_at": datetime.now(UTC).isoformat(),
+        }
+
+        for _ in range(4):
+            try:
+                fd = os.open(self.path, os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL | os.O_WRONLY)
+            except FileExistsError:
+                if self._remove_stale_lock():
+                    continue
+                owner = self._read_owner(self.path)
+                owner_text = (
+                    f"PID {owner.pid} ({owner.description}, since {owner.acquired_at})"
+                    if owner is not None
+                    else "another process"
+                )
+                raise DeviceBusyError(
+                    f"Device '{self.device_id}' is already controlled by {owner_text}. "
+                    "Wait for that task to finish or stop it before starting another task."
+                )
+            else:
+                try:
+                    os.write(fd, json.dumps(owner_payload, ensure_ascii=False).encode("utf-8"))
+                finally:
+                    os.close(fd)
+                self._acquired = True
+                return
+
+        raise DeviceBusyError(f"Could not acquire the execution lock for '{self.device_id}'.")
+
+    def release(self) -> None:
+        if not self._acquired:
+            return
+        try:
+            owner = self._read_owner(self.path)
+            if owner is not None and owner.token == self.token:
+                self.path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        finally:
+            self._acquired = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def cleanup_stale_locks(cls) -> int:
+        """Remove lock files whose owning process is no longer alive."""
+        removed = 0
+        lock_dir = get_temp_dir("device-locks")
+        for path in lock_dir.glob("device-*.lock"):
+            owner = cls._read_owner(path)
+            if owner is not None and cls._owner_is_alive(owner):
+                continue
+            if owner is None:
+                try:
+                    if time.time() - path.stat().st_mtime < cls._MALFORMED_LOCK_GRACE_SECONDS:
+                        continue
+                except OSError:
+                    continue
+            try:
+                path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+                removed += 1
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+        return removed

artemis/sdk/agent.py

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ from artemis.controllers.controller_factory import get_controller
 from artemis.controllers.platform_specific_commands_controller import (
     get_first_device,
 )
+from artemis.runtime import DeviceExecutionLock
 from artemis.data_engine.engine import DataEngine
 from artemis.data_engine.trace import DataEngineCallbackHandler
 from artemis.graph.graph import get_graph
@@ -469,7 +470,13 @@ class Agent:
             last_state: State | None = None
             last_state_snapshot: dict | None = None
             output = None
+            device_lock = DeviceExecutionLock(
+                self._device_context.device_id,
+                description=f"automation task: {request.goal[:120]}",
+            )
             try:
+                if os.environ.get("ARTEMIS_CLOUD_MODE") != "1":
+                    await asyncio.to_thread(device_lock.acquire)
                 async with context:
                     recording_started = False
                     if self._config.video_recording_tools_enabled:
@@ -634,7 +641,11 @@ class Agent:
 
                 raise
             finally:
+                try:
                     await self._finalize_tracing(task=task, context=context)
+                finally:
+                    if os.environ.get("ARTEMIS_CLOUD_MODE") != "1":
+                        await asyncio.to_thread(device_lock.release)
 
         async with self._task_lock:
             if self._current_task and not self._current_task.done():

artemis/services/llm.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import functools
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 import random
+import time
 from typing import Any, Literal, TypeVar, overload
 from uuid import uuid4
 
@@ -67,7 +68,29 @@ def _handle_llm_pause_and_resume(last_error: Exception) -> Path:
         pass
 
     if _CURRENT_DATA_ENGINE:
-        _CURRENT_DATA_ENGINE._publish("task_paused", {"error": err_msg})
+        step_id = getattr(_CURRENT_DATA_ENGINE, "current_step_id", None)
+        timestamp = time.time()
+        try:
+            # Persist exhausted LLM retries as a failed call so the same error
+            # card is available both in the live stream and after a refresh.
+            _CURRENT_DATA_ENGINE.record_trace(
+                type="llm_call",
+                name="llm_pause",
+                payload={"error": err_msg, "pause": True},
+                step_id=step_id,
+                status="failed",
+            )
+        except Exception as trace_error:
+            llm_logger.warning("Failed to persist paused LLM error trace: %s", trace_error)
+
+        _CURRENT_DATA_ENGINE._publish(
+            "task_paused",
+            {
+                "error": err_msg,
+                "step_id": str(step_id) if step_id else None,
+                "timestamp": timestamp,
+            },
+        )
 
     return pause_file
 

mcp_server/tools/task_manager.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from typing import Any
 from mcp_server.base import mcp
 from mcp_server.notifiers import notify
 from mcp_server.utils import env_utils, trace_store
+from artemis.runtime import DeviceExecutionLock, process_supervisor
 
 
 @mcp.tool()
@@ -256,6 +257,17 @@ def mobile_manage_task(
             }
 
         try:
+            if sys.platform == "win32":
+                if not process_supervisor.terminate_tree(pid):
+                    import psutil
+
+                    if psutil.pid_exists(pid):
+                        raise RuntimeError(
+                            f"Failed to terminate Windows process tree rooted at {pid}"
+                        )
+                DeviceExecutionLock.cleanup_stale_locks()
+            else:
+                # Preserve the existing POSIX signal behavior.
                 os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
             trace_store.update_trace_status(
                 trace_id, "cancelled", error="Task aborted by user request."

tests/unit/admin_console/test_server_lifecycle.py

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import asyncio
+from contextlib import suppress
+import signal
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+import uvicorn
+
+from apps.admin_console.core.state import state
+from apps.admin_console.routers.tasks import stream_events
+from apps.admin_console.server import ArtemisUvicornServer, app, on_shutdown
+
+WINDOWS_FORCE_SIGNAL = getattr(signal, "SIGBREAK", signal.SIGTERM)
+
+
+def _pending_queue_get_tasks():
+    return {
+        task
+        for task in asyncio.all_tasks()
+        if not task.done() and task.get_coro().__qualname__ == "Queue.get"
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_cancelled_event_stream_reaps_queue_waiter():
+    state.is_shutting_down = False
+    state.shutdown_event.clear()
+    subscribers_before = list(state.ipc_subscribers)
+    queue_tasks_before = _pending_queue_get_tasks()
+
+    response = await stream_events("test-session")
+    iterator = response.body_iterator
+    first_event = await anext(iterator)
+    assert "Subscribed to session test-session" in first_event
+
+    next_event = asyncio.create_task(anext(iterator))
+    await asyncio.sleep(0)
+    next_event.cancel()
+    with suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+        await next_event
+    await iterator.aclose()
+    await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+    assert state.ipc_subscribers == subscribers_before
+    assert _pending_queue_get_tasks() == queue_tasks_before
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_windows_sigint_is_ignored_while_task_is_active():
+    state.current_process = MagicMock(returncode=None)
+    state.is_shutting_down = False
+    state.shutdown_event.clear()
+    server = ArtemisUvicornServer(uvicorn.Config(app))
+
+    with (
+        patch("apps.admin_console.server.sys.platform", "win32"),
+        patch.object(server, "_schedule_signal_report") as report,
+        patch.object(uvicorn.Server, "handle_exit") as base_handle_exit,
+    ):
+        server.handle_exit(signal.SIGINT, None)
+
+    base_handle_exit.assert_not_called()
+    assert report.call_count == 2
+    assert state.is_shutting_down is False
+    assert state.shutdown_event.is_set() is False
+    state.current_process = None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("platform_name", "exit_signal"),
+    [("linux", signal.SIGINT), ("win32", WINDOWS_FORCE_SIGNAL)],
+)
+async def test_non_windows_sigint_and_windows_sigbreak_keep_uvicorn_behavior(
+    platform_name, exit_signal
+):
+    state.current_process = MagicMock(returncode=None)
+    state.is_shutting_down = False
+    state.shutdown_event.clear()
+    server = ArtemisUvicornServer(uvicorn.Config(app))
+
+    with (
+        patch("apps.admin_console.server.sys.platform", platform_name),
+        patch.object(server, "_schedule_signal_report"),
+        patch.object(uvicorn.Server, "handle_exit") as base_handle_exit,
+    ):
+        server.handle_exit(exit_signal, None)
+
+    base_handle_exit.assert_called_once_with(exit_signal, None)
+    assert state.is_shutting_down is True
+    assert state.shutdown_event.is_set() is True
+    state.current_process = None
+    state.is_shutting_down = False
+    state.shutdown_event.clear()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_shutdown_marks_only_ui_owned_running_sessions():
+    state.queue_items = [
+        {"session_id": "ui-running", "status": "running"},
+        {"session_id": "ui-pending", "status": "pending"},
+    ]
+    state.active_session_id = "external-mcp-session"
+    state.current_process = None
+    state.worker_task = None
+
+    update_status = MagicMock()
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "apps.admin_console.server.session_repo.update_session_status",
+            update_status,
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "apps.admin_console.server.ipc_service.stop_server",
+            new=AsyncMock(),
+        ),
+    ):
+        await on_shutdown()
+
+    update_status.assert_called_once_with("ui-running", "cancelled")
+    assert state.queue_items == []
+    state.active_session_id = None
+    state.is_shutting_down = False
+    state.shutdown_event.clear()

tests/unit/admin_console/test_step_repository.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import json
+
+from apps.admin_console.database.repositories.step_repository import StepRepository
+
+
+def test_legacy_pause_log_is_normalized_to_failed_llm_trace():
+    repository = StepRepository()
+    trace = {
+        "trace_id": "pause-log",
+        "type": "log",
+        "name": "artemis.services.llm",
+        "status": "success",
+        "payload": json.dumps(
+            {
+                "message": (
+                    "LLM Error: 503 UNAVAILABLE. {'error': {'message': 'High demand'}}. "
+                    "Pausing execution to wait for resume signal..."
+                )
+            }
+        ),
+    }
+
+    normalized = repository._normalize_display_trace(trace)
+
+    assert normalized["type"] == "llm_call"
+    assert normalized["name"] == "llm_pause"
+    assert normalized["status"] == "failed"
+    assert normalized["payload"]["pause"] is True
+    assert normalized["payload"]["error"].startswith("503 UNAVAILABLE")
+
+
+def test_unrelated_log_is_not_presented_as_llm_failure():
+    repository = StepRepository()
+    trace = {
+        "trace_id": "ordinary-log",
+        "type": "log",
+        "name": "artemis.services.llm",
+        "status": "success",
+        "payload": json.dumps({"message": "LLM request completed"}),
+    }
+
+    normalized = repository._normalize_display_trace(trace)
+
+    assert normalized["type"] == "log"
+    assert normalized["status"] == "success"

tests/unit/admin_console/test_system_emulator_endpoints.py

@@ -14,10 +14,29 @@
 
 """Unit tests for System Emulator Launch & Lifecycle Endpoints."""
 
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
 import pytest
 from httpx import ASGITransport, AsyncClient
 
 from apps.admin_console.server import app
+from artemis.core.diagnostics.emulator_manager import EmulatorManager
+
+
+def test_emulator_uses_posix_session_isolation(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "platform", "linux")
+
+    assert EmulatorManager._subprocess_creation_kwargs() == {"start_new_session": True}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform != "win32", reason="Windows creation flags only exist on Windows")
+def test_emulator_uses_windows_console_isolation():
+    kwargs = EmulatorManager._subprocess_creation_kwargs()
+
+    assert "start_new_session" not in kwargs
+    assert kwargs["creationflags"] & subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP
+    assert kwargs["creationflags"] & subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio

tests/unit/admin_console/test_task_queue_service.py

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import asyncio
+import importlib
+import sys
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 import pytest
 
@@ -21,8 +23,13 @@ from apps.admin_console.services.task_queue_service import TaskQueueService, tas
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-def clean_state():
+def clean_state(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     """Reset global state between tests."""
+    isolated_pause_file = tmp_path / ".artemis_paused"
+    state_module = importlib.import_module("apps.admin_console.core.state")
+    queue_module = importlib.import_module("apps.admin_console.services.task_queue_service")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(state_module, "PAUSE_FILE", isolated_pause_file)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(queue_module, "PAUSE_FILE", isolated_pause_file)
     state.clear_queue()
     state.queue_items.clear()
     state.current_process = None
@@ -41,6 +48,15 @@ def clean_state():
     state.worker_task = None
 
 
+def test_paused_error_reads_persisted_reason(tmp_path):
+    pause_file = tmp_path / ".artemis_paused"
+    pause_file.write_text("LLM Error: 503 UNAVAILABLE: model overloaded", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    with patch("apps.admin_console.core.state.PAUSE_FILE", pause_file):
+        assert state.is_paused is True
+        assert state.paused_error == "503 UNAVAILABLE: model overloaded"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_next_pending_task():
     state.queue_items = [
@@ -145,9 +161,11 @@ async def test_queue_worker_execution_lifecycle():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_queue_worker_cmd_construction():
     executed_cmds = []
+    executed_kwargs = []
 
     async def fake_subprocess_exec(*args, **kwargs):
         executed_cmds.append(list(args))
+        executed_kwargs.append(kwargs)
         proc = MagicMock()
         proc.pid = 88888
         proc.wait = AsyncMock(return_value=0)
@@ -184,6 +202,12 @@ async def test_queue_worker_cmd_construction():
         assert "com.google.android.apps.maps" in cmd
         assert "--app-path" in cmd
         assert "/path/to/app.apk" in cmd
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            import subprocess
+
+            assert executed_kwargs[0]["creationflags"] == subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP
+        else:
+            assert "creationflags" not in executed_kwargs[0]
 
         task = state.worker_task
         if task and not task.done():
@@ -244,7 +268,7 @@ async def test_cancel_task_triggers_next_pending_task():
         await task_queue_service.enqueue_tasks(["Task 1", "Task 2"])
 
         for _ in range(40):
-            if len(executed_goals) == 2:
+            if len(executed_goals) == 2 and len(state.queue_items) == 0:
                 break
             await asyncio.sleep(0.05)
 

tests/unit/data_engine/test_engine.py

@@ -12,11 +12,95 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+import asyncio
+import json
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
 from artemis.context import ArtemisContext
 from artemis.data_engine.engine import DataEngine
 
 
+def test_ipc_send_reconnects_and_retries_current_event(tmp_path):
+    """A stale Windows TCP socket must not make the triggering SSE event disappear."""
+    mock_ctx = MagicMock(spec=ArtemisContext)
+    mock_execution_setup = MagicMock()
+    mock_execution_setup.traces_path = str(tmp_path)
+    mock_ctx.execution_setup = mock_execution_setup
+    mock_ctx.device = None
+
+    stale_socket = MagicMock()
+    stale_socket.sendall.side_effect = OSError("connection reset")
+    replacement_socket = MagicMock()
+
+    with (
+        patch("artemis.data_engine.engine.read_ipc_port", return_value=49152),
+        patch(
+            "artemis.data_engine.engine.socket.create_connection",
+            side_effect=[stale_socket, replacement_socket],
+        ) as create_connection,
+    ):
+        engine = DataEngine(mock_ctx)
+        engine._publish("llm_stream", {"session_id": "s1", "chunk": "hello"})
+
+    assert create_connection.call_count == 2
+    stale_socket.close.assert_called_once()
+    replacement_socket.sendall.assert_called_once()
+    frame = replacement_socket.sendall.call_args.args[0]
+    assert frame.endswith(b"\n")
+    assert json.loads(frame.decode("utf-8"))["data"]["chunk"] == "hello"
+
+
+def test_ipc_connect_falls_back_to_refreshed_port_file(tmp_path):
+    """A UI restart must supersede the worker's stale inherited Windows port."""
+    mock_ctx = MagicMock(spec=ArtemisContext)
+    mock_execution_setup = MagicMock()
+    mock_execution_setup.traces_path = str(tmp_path / "traces")
+    mock_ctx.execution_setup = mock_execution_setup
+    mock_ctx.device = None
+
+    port_file = tmp_path / ".artemis_ipc_port"
+    port_file.write_text("51629", encoding="utf-8")
+    live_socket = MagicMock()
+
+    with (
+        patch("artemis.data_engine.engine.read_ipc_port", return_value=49555),
+        patch("artemis.data_engine.engine.get_ipc_port_file", return_value=port_file),
+        patch(
+            "artemis.data_engine.engine.socket.create_connection",
+            side_effect=[OSError("stale port"), live_socket],
+        ) as create_connection,
+    ):
+        engine = DataEngine(mock_ctx)
+
+    assert engine.ipc_socket is live_socket
+    assert create_connection.call_args_list[0].args[0] == ("127.0.0.1", 49555)
+    assert create_connection.call_args_list[1].args[0] == ("127.0.0.1", 51629)
+
+
+def test_ipc_does_not_reconnect_after_engine_shutdown(tmp_path):
+    mock_ctx = MagicMock(spec=ArtemisContext)
+    mock_execution_setup = MagicMock()
+    mock_execution_setup.traces_path = str(tmp_path)
+    mock_ctx.execution_setup = mock_execution_setup
+    mock_ctx.device = None
+    connected_socket = MagicMock()
+
+    with (
+        patch("artemis.data_engine.engine.read_ipc_port", return_value=49152),
+        patch("artemis.data_engine.engine.get_ipc_port_file", return_value=tmp_path / "none"),
+        patch(
+            "artemis.data_engine.engine.socket.create_connection",
+            return_value=connected_socket,
+        ) as create_connection,
+    ):
+        engine = DataEngine(mock_ctx)
+        asyncio.run(engine.shutdown())
+        engine._publish("llm_stream", {"chunk": "after shutdown"})
+
+    assert create_connection.call_count == 1
+    connected_socket.close.assert_called_once()
+
+
 def test_get_or_create_image_updates_missing_data(tmp_path):
     # Setup mock context
     mock_ctx = MagicMock(spec=ArtemisContext)

tests/unit/runtime/test_device_lock.py

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
+from artemis.runtime.device_lock import DeviceBusyError, DeviceExecutionLock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def isolated_lock_directory(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "artemis.runtime.device_lock.get_temp_dir",
+        lambda _name: tmp_path,
+    )
+
+
+def test_device_lock_blocks_a_second_process_owner():
+    first = DeviceExecutionLock("emulator-5554", "first task")
+    second = DeviceExecutionLock("emulator-5554", "second task")
+
+    first.acquire()
+    try:
+        with pytest.raises(DeviceBusyError, match="first task"):
+            second.acquire()
+    finally:
+        first.release()
+
+
+def test_device_lock_recovers_stale_owner(monkeypatch):
+    lock = DeviceExecutionLock("emulator-5554", "replacement task")
+    lock.path.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "pid": 999999,
+                "process_created_at": 1.0,
+                "token": "stale-token",
+                "device_id": "emulator-5554",
+                "description": "stale task",
+                "acquired_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(DeviceExecutionLock, "_owner_is_alive", staticmethod(lambda _owner: False))
+
+    lock.acquire()
+    try:
+        assert lock.path.exists()
+    finally:
+        lock.release()
+
+    assert not lock.path.exists()
+
+
+def test_device_lock_release_does_not_remove_replacement_owner():
+    lock = DeviceExecutionLock("emulator-5554", "original task")
+    lock.acquire()
+    replacement = json.loads(lock.path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    replacement["token"] = "replacement-token"
+    lock.path.write_text(json.dumps(replacement), encoding="utf-8")
+
+    lock.release()
+
+    assert lock.path.exists()
+
+
+def test_cleanup_stale_locks_keeps_live_owner(monkeypatch):
+    live = DeviceExecutionLock("emulator-5554", "live task")
+    stale = DeviceExecutionLock("physical-device", "stale task")
+    live.acquire()
+    stale.path.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "pid": 999999,
+                "process_created_at": 1.0,
+                "token": "stale-token",
+                "device_id": "physical-device",
+                "description": "stale task",
+                "acquired_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    original_owner_is_alive = DeviceExecutionLock._owner_is_alive
+
+    def owner_is_alive(owner):
+        if owner.pid == 999999:
+            return False
+        return original_owner_is_alive(owner)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(DeviceExecutionLock, "_owner_is_alive", staticmethod(owner_is_alive))
+    try:
+        assert DeviceExecutionLock.cleanup_stale_locks() == 1
+        assert live.path.exists()
+        assert not stale.path.exists()
+    finally:
+        live.release()

tests/unit/test_cli.py

@@ -81,12 +81,28 @@ def test_cli_mcp_generate_config():
 
 
 def test_cli_mcp_generate_config_antigravity():
-    """Verify 'artemis mcp --generate-config antigravity' produces valid configuration with tools."""
+    """Verify current Antigravity uses only documented, load-safe fields."""
+    from artemis.interfaces.cli.commands.mcp import _get_config_snippet
+
     result = runner.invoke(app, ["mcp", "--generate-config", "antigravity"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert "mcpServers" in result.output
-    assert "mobile_run_task" in result.output
-    assert "eager" in result.output
+    server_config = _get_config_snippet("antigravity", "python", "/project")["mcpServers"][
+        "artemis"
+    ]
+    assert server_config["disabledTools"] == []
+    assert "tools" not in server_config
+
+    legacy_config = _get_config_snippet("jetski", "python", "/project")["mcpServers"][
+        "artemis"
+    ]
+    assert set(legacy_config["tools"]) == {
+        "mobile_run_task",
+        "mobile_manage_task",
+        "mobile_get_device_state",
+        "mobile_inspect_trace",
+    }
+    assert all(tool["eager"] is True for tool in legacy_config["tools"].values())
 
 
 def test_cli_mcp_generate_config_all():
@@ -104,11 +120,26 @@ def test_cli_mcp_generate_config_all():
 
 
 def test_cli_mcp_generate_config_codex():
-    """Verify Codex generation produces a ready-to-use TOML server block."""
+    """Verify Codex initializes the server and enables every Artemis tool."""
+    from artemis.interfaces.cli.commands.mcp import _get_config_snippet
+
     result = runner.invoke(app, ["mcp", "--generate-config", "codex"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     assert "[mcp_servers.artemis]" in result.output
     assert "[mcp_servers.artemis.env]" in result.output
+    assert "enabled = true" in result.output
+    assert "required = true" in result.output
+    assert "startup_timeout_sec = 120" in result.output
+    assert "enabled_tools" in result.output
+    assert "mobile_run_task" in result.output
+    assert "mobile_manage_task" in result.output
+    server_config = _get_config_snippet("codex", "python", "/project")["mcp_servers"]["artemis"]
+    assert server_config["enabled_tools"] == [
+        "mobile_run_task",
+        "mobile_manage_task",
+        "mobile_get_device_state",
+        "mobile_inspect_trace",
+    ]
 
 
 def test_cli_mcp_install_antigravity(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
@@ -126,6 +157,11 @@ def test_cli_mcp_install_antigravity(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     assert "mobile_run_task" in data["mcpServers"]["artemis"]["tools"]
     assert "PYTHONPATH" in data["mcpServers"]["artemis"]["env"]
 
+    current_file = tmp_path / ".gemini" / "config" / "mcp_config.json"
+    current_data = json.loads(current_file.read_text())
+    assert current_data["mcpServers"]["artemis"]["disabledTools"] == []
+    assert "tools" not in current_data["mcpServers"]["artemis"]
+
     # Verify global rule file installed
     gemini_md = tmp_path / ".gemini" / "GEMINI.md"
     assert gemini_md.exists()
@@ -138,6 +174,7 @@ def test_cli_mcp_install_antigravity(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
 def test_cli_mcp_install_all(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     """Verify 'artemis mcp --install all' installs configs and global rules to all supported IDE locations."""
     monkeypatch.setattr("pathlib.Path.home", lambda: tmp_path)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("APPDATA", str(tmp_path / "AppData" / "Roaming"))
     monkeypatch.setattr("mcp_server.utils.env_utils.get_project_root", lambda: str(tmp_path))
     result = runner.invoke(app, ["mcp", "--install", "all"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
@@ -148,6 +185,39 @@ def test_cli_mcp_install_all(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     assert (tmp_path / ".claude.json").exists()
     assert (tmp_path / ".codex" / "config.toml").exists()
 
+    import json
+
+    cursor_data = json.loads((tmp_path / ".cursor" / "mcp.json").read_text())
+    assert cursor_data["mcpServers"]["artemis"]["command"]
+
+    windsurf_data = json.loads(
+        (tmp_path / ".codeium" / "windsurf" / "mcp_config.json").read_text()
+    )
+    assert windsurf_data["mcpServers"]["artemis"]["command"]
+
+    claude_data = json.loads((tmp_path / ".claude.json").read_text())
+    assert claude_data["mcpServers"]["artemis"]["type"] == "stdio"
+
+    vscode_data = json.loads(
+        (tmp_path / "AppData" / "Roaming" / "Code" / "User" / "mcp.json").read_text()
+    )
+    assert vscode_data["servers"]["artemis"]["type"] == "stdio"
+    assert "mcpServers" not in vscode_data
+
+    copilot_data = json.loads((tmp_path / ".copilot" / "mcp-config.json").read_text())
+    assert copilot_data["servers"]["artemis"]["type"] == "stdio"
+
+    openclaw_data = json.loads((tmp_path / ".openclaw" / "openclaw.json").read_text())
+    assert openclaw_data["mcp"]["servers"]["artemis"]["enabled"] is True
+
+    cline_data = json.loads(
+        (tmp_path / ".cline" / "data" / "settings" / "cline_mcp_settings.json").read_text()
+    )
+    assert cline_data["mcpServers"]["artemis"]["disabled"] is False
+
+    roo_data = json.loads((tmp_path / ".roo" / "mcp.json").read_text())
+    assert roo_data["mcpServers"]["artemis"]["disabled"] is False
+
     # Verify global rule files installed across IDEs
     assert (tmp_path / ".gemini" / "GEMINI.md").exists()
     assert (tmp_path / ".gemini" / "rules" / "artemis.md").exists()
@@ -192,6 +262,15 @@ def test_cli_mcp_install_codex_preserves_config_and_is_idempotent(tmp_path, monk
     assert data["model"] == "test-model"
     assert data["mcp_servers"]["existing"]["command"] == "echo"
     assert data["mcp_servers"]["artemis"]["args"] == ["-m", "mcp_server"]
+    assert data["mcp_servers"]["artemis"]["enabled"] is True
+    assert data["mcp_servers"]["artemis"]["required"] is True
+    assert data["mcp_servers"]["artemis"]["startup_timeout_sec"] == 120
+    assert data["mcp_servers"]["artemis"]["enabled_tools"] == [
+        "mobile_run_task",
+        "mobile_manage_task",
+        "mobile_get_device_state",
+        "mobile_inspect_trace",
+    ]
     assert data["mcp_servers"]["artemis"]["env"]["PYTHONPATH"] == str(tmp_path)
     assert config_text.count("# BEGIN ARTEMIS MCP CONFIG") == 1
 
@@ -231,3 +310,26 @@ def test_cli_mcp_install_jsonc_and_backup(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     assert "INVALID JSON DATA" in backup_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
 
+def test_cli_mcp_install_openclaw_migrates_legacy_plugin_shape(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Verify reinstalling OpenClaw replaces the obsolete plugin wrapper with mcp.servers."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr("pathlib.Path.home", lambda: tmp_path)
+    monkeypatch.setattr("mcp_server.utils.env_utils.get_project_root", lambda: str(tmp_path))
+    config_path = tmp_path / ".openclaw" / "openclaw.json"
+    config_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    config_path.write_text(
+        '{"plugins":{"artemis_mcp":{"enabled":true},"keep":{"enabled":true}}}',
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["mcp", "--install", "openclaw"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    import json
+
+    data = json.loads(config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    assert "artemis_mcp" not in data["plugins"]
+    assert data["plugins"]["keep"]["enabled"] is True
+    assert data["mcp"]["servers"]["artemis"]["enabled"] is True
+    assert data["mcp"]["servers"]["artemis"]["command"]
+
+

tests/unit/test_config_package.py

@@ -216,12 +216,15 @@ def test_output_config_and_recording():
         assert "test_event" in output_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
 
-def test_runtime_state_and_ipc():
+def test_runtime_state_and_ipc(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     """Test IPC port and LS address state helpers."""
+    ipc_state_file = tmp_path / ".artemis_ipc_port"
+    monkeypatch.setattr("artemis.config.runtime.get_ipc_port_file", lambda: ipc_state_file)
     # Test IPC port
     write_ipc_port(49152)
     assert read_ipc_port() == 49152
     clear_ipc_port()
+    assert read_ipc_port() is None
 
     # Test LS address
     write_ls_address("localhost:12345")

tests/unit/test_llm_pause.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from artemis.services import llm
+
+
+class _RecordingEngine:
+    current_step_id = "step-7"
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.trace_kwargs = None
+        self.published = None
+
+    def record_trace(self, **kwargs):
+        self.trace_kwargs = kwargs
+
+    def _publish(self, event_type, payload):
+        self.published = (event_type, payload)
+
+
+def test_pause_error_is_persisted_and_published(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    engine = _RecordingEngine()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm, "_CURRENT_DATA_ENGINE", engine)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(llm.settings, "TRACES_PATH", str(tmp_path / "traces"))
+
+    pause_file = llm._handle_llm_pause_and_resume(RuntimeError("503 high demand"))
+
+    assert pause_file.read_text() == "LLM Error: 503 high demand"
+    assert engine.trace_kwargs == {
+        "type": "llm_call",
+        "name": "llm_pause",
+        "payload": {"error": "503 high demand", "pause": True},
+        "step_id": "step-7",
+        "status": "failed",
+    }
+    event_type, payload = engine.published
+    assert event_type == "task_paused"
+    assert payload["error"] == "503 high demand"
+    assert payload["step_id"] == "step-7"
+    assert isinstance(payload["timestamp"], float)

tests/unit/test_ui_command.py

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+import os
+
+from artemis.interfaces.cli.commands.ui import _showcase_build_required
+
+
+def test_showcase_build_required_when_source_is_newer(tmp_path):
+    showcase_dir = tmp_path / "showcase_ui"
+    source_file = showcase_dir / "src" / "app" / "agent.service.ts"
+    built_index = showcase_dir / "dist" / "frontend" / "browser" / "index.html"
+    source_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    built_index.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    source_file.write_text("source", encoding="utf-8")
+    built_index.write_text("build", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    os.utime(built_index, (100, 100))
+    os.utime(source_file, (200, 200))
+
+    assert _showcase_build_required(showcase_dir) is True
+
+
+def test_showcase_build_not_required_when_build_is_current(tmp_path):
+    showcase_dir = tmp_path / "showcase_ui"
+    source_file = showcase_dir / "src" / "app" / "agent.service.ts"
+    built_index = showcase_dir / "dist" / "frontend" / "browser" / "index.html"
+    source_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    built_index.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    source_file.write_text("source", encoding="utf-8")
+    built_index.write_text("build", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    os.utime(source_file, (100, 100))
+    os.utime(built_index, (200, 200))
+
+    assert _showcase_build_required(showcase_dir) is False